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Ernest Nagel

1901 - 1985

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Ernest Nagel (; German: [ˈnaːɡl̩]; November 16, 1901 – September 20, 1985) was an American philosopher of science. Along with Rudolf Carnap, Hans Reichenbach, and Carl Hempel, he is sometimes seen as one of the major figures of the logical positivist movement. His 1961 book The Structure of Science is considered a foundational work in the logic of scientific explanation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ernest Nagel is the 890th most popular philosopher (up from 976th in 2019), the 97th most popular biography from Slovakia (up from 117th in 2019) and the most popular Slovak Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Ernest Nagel ranks 890 out of 1,267. Before him are Louis Lavelle, Gómez Pereira, Albrecht Ritschl, Gaudapada, Liu Yuxi, and Georges Florovsky. After him are Antoun Saadeh, Arai Hakuseki, Susanne Langer, Jaimini, Rudolf Stammler, and Nausiphanes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Ernest Nagel ranks 149. Before him are Spyridon Marinatos, Mária Mednyánszky, Claude Choules, Ramón Serrano Suñer, Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt, and Otto Ambros. After him are Franz Konwitschny, Yuliya Solntseva, Antal Szerb, György Orth, Prince Christoph of Hesse, and George Raft. Among people deceased in 1985, Ernest Nagel ranks 108. Before him are Michel Audiard, Géza Toldi, Sergei Yutkevich, Manfred Winkelhock, Kenny Clarke, and William Stevenson. After him are Susanne Langer, Iosif Shklovsky, Georgia Hale, Dmitry Belyayev, Paul Castellano, and Oreco.

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In Slovakia

Among people born in Slovakia, Ernest Nagel ranks 97 out of 418. Before him are László Hudec (1893), Imre Madách (1823), Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav (1849), Archduchess Isabella of Austria (1888), Imre Németh (1917), and Peter Machajdík (1961). After him are Štefan Čambal (1908), Magdaléna Vášáryová (1948), Štefan Tiso (1897), Miroslav Lajčák (1963), Aurel Stodola (1859), and Artúr Görgei (1818).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Slovakia

Among philosophers born in Slovakia, Ernest Nagel ranks 1. After him are Matthias Bel (1684).

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